Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As airlines struggle with pilot shortages and rising operational costs, the concept of single-pilot operations has emerged as a contentious talking point. And bear in mind, if you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit.”

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that a cabin crew member who was taken to hospital after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Austria when smoke filled the cockpit and cabin, has died. The airline made the announcement on December 30, 2024, stating that the young colleague died in the hospital in Graz, Austria.

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Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

The Cabinet of Malaysia has approved the terms and conditions of a new agreement to resume the search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared more than 10 years ago. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished on March 8, 2014.

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Air Traffic Control Cockpit Airline Airlines 288

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

On February 14, 2025, Homendy said that 17 seconds before impact a message from ATC directing the Black Hawk crew to pass behind the PSA Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ700 was audible on both aircrafts Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

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Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Flightradar24 Due to its steep approach, London-City Airport places high demands on both the aircraft and the specially trained cockpit crews, said Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, following the aircrafts safe arrival in London.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

On December 19, 2024, ten days after confirming an additional order for 100 Airbus airliners (90 A320neos and 10 A350s) , Air India announced a new aircraft order, this time for its newly created flight training school. Alongside a massive expansion of its fleet, Air India is also set to ramp up its capacity to train new pilots.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The aircraft, operated by all-cargo airline Total Linhas Aereas was operating a domestic cargo flight from Vitoria to Sao Paulo when the crew received a cargo fire warning, forcing the emergency landing. A Boeing 737-400F has been destroyed after it caught fire in flight and was forced to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic Airways has announced a new agreement to lease three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo. In December 2024, Norse Atlantic first unveiled its intentions to lease up to six of its current seven Boeing 787-9s to a reputable international airline during 2025.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

The aircraft that operated the service, a rotation from Manchester (MAN) to Geneva (GVA), is being retired, marking an end to almost 42 years of Boeing 757 passenger services by UK-based airlines. Jet2 is a British low-cost airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. The final flight, operated by 37.3-year-old

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The second black box, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), is reportedly in a relatively better condition. Additionally, on December 30, 2024, the government ordered the inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by domestic airliners. One of the black boxes, the flight data recorder (FDR), was found with some exterior damage.

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Cockpit Runway Airline Airlines 286

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The allure of the cockpit has always been tied to adventure and prestige. Still, in recent years, pilot salaries at major airlines like American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have also become a topic of great interest.

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Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

These will also feature Garmin G1000 cockpits and will join 103 others of the type already in service with ATP. With airlines of every size and operating in every sector expanding, the demand for such pilots has never been higher, with training providers such as ATP rushing to keep up and satisfy this demand.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Airlines affected ed included United Airlines , Delta Air Lines, as well as several Hawaiian Airlines flights. automating various manual processes, and allowing airlines to take advantage of investments made in cockpit digital communications.

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Air Traffic Control Cockpit Airline Airlines 286

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

After landing the crew advised they no longer had a live smoke condition on board, and that there had not been any smoke indication warning in the aircraft cockpit. RELATED Airline alliances: The power players of global aviation The post Two separate Delta widebody flights disrupted in one day by fumes onboard appeared first on AeroTime.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Round-dials teach you hands-on skills, while glass cockpits use fancy technology to help you see what’s going on around you. Learning these differences will help you pick the right kind of cockpit for you.

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Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft sustained severe damage during a hailstorm on its approach to Vienna Airport (VIE). The cockpit windshield also showed extensive damage, with multiple impacts throughout. Austrian Airlines A320 severely damaged by a hailstorm while on approach to Vienna Airport in Austria.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In July 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stepped up oversight of Southwest Airlines , after the airline hada series of close calls, mostly involving pilot error. Southwest is one of two major US airlines to be under increased scrutiny from the FAA in recent times.

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AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. Jason Ambrosi urged the manufacturer to reconsider its proposal to reduce cockpit crew from two to one from entering the commercial aviation environment. In an Aug.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Airline 140

Aerotime

JANUARY 13, 2025

While the Ministry did not disclose the identities of the non-compliant airlines, they did say that strict enforcement and legal penalties would result. Both the aircrafts flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR)only captured data up until around four minutes before the plane collided with an airport embankment.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Passengers onboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Seattle to Honolulu turned around shortly after takeoff on December 30 due to reports of fumes surfacing in the cockpit.

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Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

The incident on February 25, 2025, currently being investigated, saw a Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 cross runway 31C moments before a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was due to land on the same runway at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). The cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from both aircraft were overwritten.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

These flights, which could last up to 17 hours, took off from Hamburg, where the airlines maintenance base was also located. Additionally, the cockpit has been meticulously recreated to appear as it did when the aircraft was first delivered in 1957.

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Aerotime

MAY 29, 2024

Malaysia Airlines has released exclusive photos of its first Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) during its final assembly at the famous aircraft manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France. Anticipation for the first arrival of Malaysian Airlines’ new fleet of A330neo aircraft is building with deliveries expected to begin in the third quarter of 2024.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 14, 2025

Brussels Airlines has launched a new publicity campaign to highlight to customers the keystones of its Belgian DNA. According to a statement issued by Brussels Airlines , through the campaign, the airline wants to let passengers know that the company speaks their language, both literally and figuratively.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2024

Cockpits - the area where pilots operate the plane - like other parts of an aircraft, have seen continuous improvement and transformation over the years. They have undergone significant changes in design, reflecting advancements in aviation technology, which have led to the streamlining of tasks alongside reducing workload.

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Simple Flying

JULY 20, 2024

An American Airlines Airbus A321 was forced to make an emergency landing at Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) because of unruly behavior onboard the aircraft. Social media footage indicated that the passenger, who was intoxicated, attempted to open the cockpit doors.

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Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

There are only a handful of airlines in existence that have celebrated 100 years of operations. AeroTime dives into the history of Delta, its background, its growth, and through a series of strategic mergers and acquisitions over the years, examines how the company has become the major global airline it is today.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In recent years, the idea of single-pilot operations on large commercial airliners has become an increasingly hot topic.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

A former American Airlines mechanic has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in a cocaine smuggling conspiracy. Paul Belloisi was caught attempting to retrieve cocaine from beneath the cockpit of an American flight from Jamaica to New York in February 2020.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A Swiss Airbus A220-300 aircraft from Bucharest to Zurich made an emergency landing in Graz owing to Engine issues and smoke detection in both cockpit and cabin on Monday. In a statement, the airline said, The plane landed safely. For technical reasons, the cockpit crew decided to make an unscheduled landing in Graz.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2024

The former CEO of Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has named his new US airline Zoom and confirmed that it will launch using a fleet of E-Jets Ed Wegel, now the head of AVi8 Air Capital, announced in a LinkedIn post that Zoom will take flight using a fleet of Embraer E190 and E195 jets before eventually switching to Airbus A220 aircraft. “We

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Aerotime

JUNE 5, 2024

Airlines are currently grappling with significant challenges in recruiting and retaining enough pilots to meet growing passenger demand. While there are recent examples of carriers, notably United Airlines, offering pilots unpaid leave, these are certainly the exception.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For attempting to breach the cockpit and allegedly assaulting flight attendants, Jan Daeninck, of Belgium, was arrested this week after causing a stir onboard a Swiss Airlines flight between Newark and Zurich in March of this year.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 11, 2025

On the one hand, its a major setback, though on the other hand, its also a major clue Jeju Air 737 black box stopped recording before crash Airliners have black boxes, as theyre called (despite not being black), which contain flight data and cockpit voice recorders. This is incredibly rare, so thats quite a twist in the investigation.

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. While fatalities resulted, the majority of those onboard survived.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

With 28 years of experience at Ryanair, and 18 of those as the carrier’s Head of Training, Airline Pilot Club (APC) CEO Andy O’Shea knows a thing or two about what it takes to become a become an exceptional pilot – and no, it’s not as simple as knowing how to fly a plane.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the past couple of weeks, weve seen two catastrophic accidents involving US-based airlines. If you look on social media, its clear that some people think that airlines are hiring pilots with little to no experience, simply because of the color of their skin or their gender. But thats also not whats going on at airlines.

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